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The ancient Britons. Their language and culture
1. The ancient Britons. Their language and culture
Practical work10 "B" class
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2.
In the 4th century В. С. thecountry we now call England was
known as Britain. One of the
tribes who lived there was
named the Britons. They
belonged to the Celtic race and
spoke Celtic.
3.
There are still sometraces of this language
found in the English of
today.
4.
Most of all we find them ingeographical names:
dun/dum = down, dune (the towns
of Dunscore, Dunedin, Dumbarton);
avon = river (Stratford-on-Avon);
kil = wood (Kilbrook).
5.
Another Celtictribe Gaels lived in
Ireland, Scotland
and Wales.
6.
Their descendants still live thereand use some words of Celtic
origin, such as Loch Lomond,
loch—lake.
7.
The Britons had a strange and cruelreligion- the religion of the Druids.
Some customs of the Druids are
kept in England nowadays.
8.
On New Year's Day the mistletoe,which becomes green at this time
of the year, is hung up in all
houses.